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I hope he will sign it. I know he has concerns about a section that Senator Inhofe said ought not to be in the bill. But whether it should or should not, it is not in the bill, and the conferees determined that it should not be in the…

I thank the gentleman for his observations. In fact, I am for an agreement that is being worked on right now that has $300 billion, a third of the $908 billion, that is set aside for small businesses for exactly the reasons that the whip…

I didn't mention one bill that is still percolating. We passed it 335-78. The Senate passed it, I think, 86-14, or something. The National Defense Authorization Act is going to be going to the President soon. I am hopeful the President…

I would inquire how much time remains on my side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Mfume) has 10\1/2\ minutes.

I thank you for your concern about addiction and all the problems. This is an ancillary problem that deals with that. I thank you for your concern about that. I thank the chairman of the committee and the ranking member. This has been…

Is it useful for that group? Is CBD useful for that group of pediatric patients with seizures? Yes, it sure is. Is it useful for people with glaucoma? Yes, it sure is. Is it useful for spasticity with multiple sclerosis? Yes, it sure is…

My thanks, again, to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden) and the others who have spoken on behalf of this, including Congressman Ruppersberger, who has been, as he indicated, a part of this effort for a while. And that while goes all…

I thank the chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Mr. Pallone of New Jersey. I appreciate his oversight of this bill and the way his committee has moved us to where we are today. Mr. Pallone and I go way back. When I left this body…

I want to congratulate Ms. DeLauro. She and I have served on the Appropriations Committee together and in the Congress for a very long time. She is one of our most able, energetic, and knowledgeable Members. As someone who is very proud of…

I thank the son of a great man, who that great man would say is a great son. He loved John, but he respected John. He believed that John was enhancing the Sarbanes legacy, and he was right. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time…

I want to thank both Mr. Smith, the chairman of the committee, and Mr. Thornberry, who I have had the opportunity to work with through the years. Both of them are leaders who have focused on America's well-being, America's national…

I want to commend Chairmen Jerry Nadler and Hank Johnson, Rep. Doug Collins, Ranking Members Jim Jordan and Martha Robey, Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts Jim Duff, and their respective staffs for their efforts to…

We will, in short time, remember our friend Paul Sarbanes, but another friend of mine, whom I have not known as long but I have known well, is the gentlewoman from Montgomery, Alabama, with whom I went on the pilgrimage sponsored by Faith…

I know that I speak for every Member of the House, particularly those of us who have had the privilege of knowing Martha Roby well and spending time with her, she is a decent and good representative. She is a wonderful representative of…

We were saddened to learn the other night when John called me and told me that his father had passed away. John Sarbanes, of course, is our colleague. He told me of the passing of a wonderful human being, with a great intellect, a…

I thank Mr. Trone for yielding, and I want to thank our distinguished majority leader for sponsoring this special hour devoted to honoring the great Senator Sarbanes. Along with Senator Mikulski, Senator Sarbanes was the first Senator I…

Madam President, I want to start by thanking my friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Maryland, Senator Ben Cardin, for his remembrance of Paul Sarbanes. I am honored to join him and others in offering a resolution in memory of…

Mr. President, I am honored to thank and congratulate one of my constituents and one of the Federal Government's unsung heroes, David E. ``Dave'' Benor, who is retiring on January 3, 2021, after more than 48 years of service as a public…